Date: Thu, 27 May 1999 06:25:34 +1200 From: "Dan Langille" <junkmale@xtra.co.nz> To: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FTP passive mode - a new default? Message-ID: <19990526182800.EGOX7623210.mta2-rme@wocker> In-Reply-To: <16256.927715821@zippy.cdrom.com>
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On 26 May 99, at 3:50, Jordan K. Hubbard wrote: > Unless I hear unanimous fierce outcry against it, I'm strongly > considering making FTP_PASSIVE_MODE obsolete by virtue of being the > default for all tools/libraries which currently examine it. > FTP_ACTIVE_MODE will be the new flag for toggling the previous > behavior. > > Given the state of the Internet today, I think this is purely a > sensible change in defaults. Comments? It would surely simplify some things. If you are using a firewall, you'll need passive mode. If you're not using a firewall, passive mode won't bother you one bit. For the argument that some ftp servers don't accept passive mode, I say it's a question of numbers: which default setting will satisfy the greatest number of people? which setting will reduce the number of questions "how do I do X"? -- Dan Langille - DVL Software Limited The FreeBSD Diary - http://www.FreeBSDDiary.org/freebsd/ NZ FreeBSD User Group - http://www.nzfug.nz.freebsd.org/ The Racing System - http://www.racingsystem.com/racingsystem.htm To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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